Teen Binge Drinking: Research Roundup
We’ve been seeing a lot of new research lately about teen behaviours and how they can affect us later in life. No wonder they call the teens the formative years! Now, there’s even more evidence that bad behaviour in your teens can have a serious health impacts on you the rest of your days!Read More →
Vitamin D: Research Roundup
Today we corral all the recent research news about Vitamin D – it’s benefits and the dangers associated with deficient D levels. Makes me glad I take a D supplement every morning. Because it appears that adequate D levels are just as important in later years as they are in childhood…Read More →
Happy Father’s Day!
It’s Father’s Day, again… Time to show Dad how much you appreciate him and everything he does for you. But I’m not just going to toss you some Father’s Day entertaining tips! I’ve got the back story on this special day, and some observations of my own to try and put it in perspective for you…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
Time, again, for another Fast Food news roundup, and it seems he QSRs (Quick Service Restos) are capitalizing on warmer weather with a bunch of new iced beverage launches, McDonald’s hypes its Fish conservation program, and Domino’s is going to the streets to fix customer-nominated ‘worst roads’…Read More →
Red Meat Now Okay On The Med Diet!
We’ve heard a lot about the Mediterranean Diet – how it’s great for heart health and longevity. But, until now, Red Meat has not been allowed under the popular Diet regime. Fortunately for Meat lovers, a new study shows that you can have Red Meat and still enjoy the benefits of the Med Diet…Read More →
Saturated Fats Linked to Poor Stress Coping
We already know that fat kids often become fat adults, fat adults set bad examples for their kids, dietarily, and very few parents feel teaching their children to eat right is important. Now, new research shows that a high-fat diet in your teens may effect how well you deal with stress in later years…Read More →
Hidden Danger In Kitchen Towels?
In the restaurant biz, we call them ‘rags’. But you know them better as kitchen, bar or side towels. What you don’t know is that they can harbour a lot of germs and do more harm than good in your food preparation zone. Many of the famous FAT TOM factors used to gauge food safety apply…Read More →
Grilling Tips: A Free-Fuel Grill
I ran across this on one of my fave food news feeds yesterday, and I kicked myself for not having thought of it. This new Grill design is definitely not for everybody, but I think it has potential, especially if you are serious about eating healthy and taking good care of the environment…Read More →